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sustainable Piedmont wines
Editor Picks: Sustainable Piedmont Wines to Try For Earth Day

In the northwest of Italy, bordering Switzerland in the north and France in the west,…

Editor Picks: Galentine’s Day Wines By Women Winemakers in Napa

Galentine’s Day, a celebration of female friendships, is a delightful antidote to the heart-shaped holiday…

2023 Napa Valley Vintage: Winemakers Say It’s Superior

“If you didn’t make great wine this year, you probably shouldn’t be in the business.”…

Black Women in Wine Shine Despite the Odds Against Them

“Black women in wine” has never been a familiar phrase in the industry. Though roles…

Redefining Wine: Conceptual Winemaking Is on the Rise

At the risk of sounding like Jack Handey, what is wine?  Many would generally agree that…

Get To Know the SOMM TV Cast: Steve Matthiasson

It’s not often you find someone born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), who makes their way…

jammy wine
Winemaker’s Opinion: When Did “Jammy Wine” Become Bad?

When did “jammy” become a dirty wine word? I am the proprietor and winemaker for Byron…

5 Pioneering Women Who Are Altering the California Winemaking Industry

Wine is an industry that is still very much dominated by men, particularly when it…

California Wildfire Mitigation
How Grazing Ruminants Are Fighting Wine Country Fires

2020 is a vintage few would choose to repeat. In many ways, it changed everything.…

gerard bertrand biodynamic
How Gérard Bertrand Fuses History and Nature with Biodynamics

Shifting the wine industry’s environmental impact trajectory is no easy feat. Change the way we…

4 Unexpected Parallels Linking Modern and Ancient Winemaking

Our concept of the origin of wine and ancient winemaking sits, in large part, with…

wine industry jobs
A Complete Guide to the Near-Unlimited Wine Industry Jobs

Even before The Great Resignation, it was  common to sit at work, daydreaming about a…